When I woke up this morning
I found myself alone
I turned to touch her hair
But she was gone, she was gone

And there beside my pillow
Were her tears from the night before
She said give up your guns and face the law

rather tiny temple
And I thaught I had it made
But the hounds picked up my trails
Within this place
So long than

And I stumbled in this cabin
And she came to me once more
She said give up your guns and face the law

I don't wanna leave her
I don't wanna die
deep within a cold cold rain
With nowhere left to hide

but I got my pistol
now it's time to shoot
shootin' here or hanging there
In either way I'll loose

And now I'm in this cafe
Where my own [bad word] love should be
I stare at the lines'n notes she wrote to me
And it says

No you can't live by the bullet
She wrote to me she'll die
My love give up your guns those days goodbye... goodbye

And the sheriff now is calling
With a shotgun at my door
Son... give up your guns 'n face the law